EF1 Tornado — Logan, Arkansas

2022-04-11 · near Scranton, Logan, Arkansas

Event narrative

This tornado started east of Scranton, just southwest of the intersection of AR Hwy. 197 and Stoney Point Rd. Significant damage was observed to a metal barn building (worst damage here), along with roof damage to a mobile home. Several trees were snapped or uprooted in this area and just northeast. More tree damage was noted as the tornado moved northeast through some forest, snapping or uprooting many trees, crossing Cane Creek Recreation Rd. A small outbuilding was destroyed as the tornado crossed Tokalon Rd. The rest of the track was mainly tree damage until the tornado lifted just north of Dublin Rd. west of the Jones Rd. intersection.

Wider weather episode

A strong storm system brought multiple rounds of severe weather that led to fairly widespread rainfall and eventually river flooding. One round of severe weather occurred on Monday, April 11th. Large, individual thunderstorms known as supercells developed along the Arkansas River valley of western Arkansas. As these storms slowly drifted east, they produced four tornadoes across Sebastian, Franklin and Logan Counties and hail as large as 4.5 in diameter across Logan County. Later in the evening, storms began to develop across central Arkansas and move generally eastward. Two storms caused the most widespread severe weather across central into eastern Arkansas during the evening hours of the 11th. The main storm of interest developed across Perry and Faulkner Counties and moved east southeastward toward Lonoke County. As this storm intensified it produced a tornado as well as 3 hail near Cabot. The other main storm developed over portions of Garland County and moved east across Saline County. Before weakening, it produced a swath of hail as large as golf balls from Hot Springs Village to Bryant.

Ahead of a cold front that moved across the state on the 13th, additional rain and thunderstorms developed and moved across the state. Fairly widespread rain, some of which was heavy and led to flash flooding, and thunderstorms shifted east across the area on the 13th. A swath of heavy rain in excess of 2-4 inches occurred from portions of southwest to east central Arkansas as well as across northwest sections of the state. Sadly, one person died after a tree fell on a mobile home in Cleveland County on April 13th. On the same day, flash flooding claimed the life of a 70 year old woman in Carroll County when she attempted to cross a flooded low water crossing.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1015982. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.